New Economics Foundation

The UK is facing a mental health crisis and it is largely due to our broken economic system. Almost three quarters of people (74%) felt at some point last year they were so stressed that they were...

EVENT: Central Hall Westminster, 1:30pm-5:00pm, Monday 21 May Many agree that politics has entered a populist phase. But what are the implications for the health of our democracy, and for activists and campaigners working for change within the traditional democratic process? This isn’t just about Brexit and Trump. Established parties all over Europe and beyond have been shifted by...

Policy makers and academics are increasingly interested in wellbeing inequality. The vast majority of academic studies into wellbeing inequality currently use standard deviation of personal wellbeing...

If there’s one thing that we learned from the political turmoil of the past few years it’s that people have woken up to the failings of our old economic model. The splintering of the electoral map–...

This guide is designed to help groups looking to build community-led, affordable housing development in their area overcome one of their greatest obstacles: acquiring land. Surplus public land provides a resource which could kickstart community-led, affordable development, but all too often it is sold to the highest bidder, not community groups. We have developed this guide to help...

This chapter is part of our guide to making the case for community-led housing on public land. Making the case: an introduction1. The context: legislation and regulations2. Addressing the ‘best consideration’ requirement – and winning3. Case studies4. Building an evidence base5. Backing up your arguments How do public sector bodies sell land? And what does this mean for community...

This chapter is part of our guide to making the case for community-led housing on public land. Making the case1. The context: legislation and regulations2. Addressing the ‘best consideration’ requirement – and winning3. Case studies4. Building an evidence base5. Backing up your arguments The ‘best consideration’ requirement can seem like a huge barrier to community-led housing. But this...

This chapter is part of our guide to making the case for community-led housing on public land. Making the case1. The context: legislation and regulations2. Addressing the ‘best consideration’ requirement – and winning3. Case studies4. Building an evidence base5. Backing up your arguments This section provides case studies which show how ‘best value’ stunts affordable housing...

This chapter is part of our guide to making the case for community-led housing on public land. Making the case1. The context: legislation and regulations2. Addressing the ‘best consideration’ requirement – and winning3. Case studies4. Building an evidence base5. Backing up your arguments This section outlines steps groups need to take to make the case that community-led affordable...

This chapter is part of our guide to making the case for community-led housing on public land. Making the case1. The context: legislation and regulations2. Addressing the ‘best consideration’ requirement – and winning3. Case studies4. Building an evidence base5. Backing up your arguments This section provides a helpful summary of the existing research and studies that can be used to...